| I (you, we, they, he, she, it) had been working. | Had you (I, we, they, he, she, it) been working? Yes, I (you, we, they, he, she, it) had. No, I (you, we, they, he, she, it) hadnt. | I (you, we, they, he, she, it) had not (hadnt) been working. |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense
Past Perfect Continuous Tense :
1. , - , . , , Present Perfect Continuous for , since .
| looked very tired when I came to his place for he had been preparing for his exams for several days. | , , . |
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| The children had been going to school by bus for three months, when they cancelled the school bus service. | , . |
3. , how long , , - .
| How long had Michael been working in Brussels before he moved to Paris? | , ? |
Past Perfect Continuous Tense already just , , had.
| When Grace did her first concert, she had already been learning the flute for ten years. | , , . |
| When I met David, he had just been opening a new bank account. | , . |
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| We had been singing, dancing and laughing all evening. | , . |
had (d) (Id, youd, hed etc):
| Wed been waiting for some hours for the bus. | . |
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| My sisterd been sleeping all morning! | ! |
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1. , Past Perfect Continuous.
Lawyer: When you saw the accused man steal the sweater from the shop, had you been watching him for some time?
Miss Jenkins: No, Id been shopping in the store and I was walking past the sweater section when he picked up the sweater and put it in his bag.
Lawyer: Had you seen the man before?
Miss Jenkins: No, Id never seen him before. I only noticed him because he was behaving oddly ().
Lawyer: I think you knew the man, and had known him for some time! I think you had been following and watching him...
Miss Jenkins: Its not true! I was just walking past!
Lawyer: Isnt it true that you not only knew this man, but that, in fact, you had been engaged () to this man?
Miss Jenkins: Oh dear. Yes, its true. We were engaged. We had been going out () for three years when we got engaged.
Lawyer: And had he ever been in trouble with the police or anything?
Miss Jenkins: No. Not as far as I know. Hed never been in trouble with the police or anything.
Lawyer: So what made you think he had been shoplifting ( , (, ))?
Miss Jenkins: I didnt! I admit it. I had been feeling angry with him for years for breaking off the engagement and I was just trying to punish him! He didnt really do anything wring in the shop.
2. , Past Perfect Continuous : to examine, to watch, to dream, to walk, to teach, to run, to eat, to stand, to discuss.
3. , Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect.
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In the morning Kristy got out of bed and looked out of the bedroom window. She saw that the sun was shining but that it had been snowing (to snow).
1) She ___________________ (sleep) in the attic at the top of the house.
2) The noise of the postmans van _____________ (wake) her up.
3) She ____________ (arrive) the evening before in the dark.
4) When she arrived, her mother _____________ (wait) for her at the station.
5) She _____________ (forget) how lovely the view was from up there!
6) She could see some footprints in the snow and she hoped the postman ______________ (bring) something for her.
7) She could smell coffee and toast someone __________ (get up).
8) When she went into the kitchen, she saw that her mother ___________ (buy) a new cooker.
9) It was nice to be home! She ____________(live) abroad for too long!
4. , , , Past Perfect Continuous Past Perfect.
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When I phoned Andrew, he was very unhappy (because / something terrible / happen / the day before) because something terrible had happened the day before.
1) Last Monday, water started coming through Andrews ceiling, (because the water tank / start/ to leak ()) _____________________________.
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2) He couldnt phone the plumber (), (because / he / lose / his / phone number) _________________________________________.
3) He went next door but his neghbours were not in, (because / they / go/ away on holiday) ____________________________________________.
4) Evebtually he managed to contact a plumber but he was very anxious, (because / the water / drip () / for hours) ____________________.
5) When the plumber finaly arrived, Andrew (wait / for three hours)
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6) The plumber took a long time to come to Andrews house (because / he / work / on another job) ______________________________________.
7) An hour later Andrew had to call a builder as well, (because / the ceiling / collapse) ___________________________________________.
8) Andrew was very upset (because / the dirty water/ ruin / his collection of football memorabilia ()) ____________________________.
9) He was sure he could get back some money (because / he/ insure / everything) ________________________________________________.
10) The next week he received a season ticket from his local team, (because / the manager / hear / about Andrews disaster) _____________.
11) He was very pleased and excited especially (because / his heroes / invite / him / to meet them!) ___________________________________.
5. , Past Perfect Continuous, Past Perfect Past Continuous.
1) When I arrived my friend (to wait) still for me. He was rather annoyed because he (to wait) for a long time.
2) Mike (to drive) his car for many hours before he saw the motel.
3) The sceintist (to carry out) some experiments before he achieved the results.
4) The experiment (to go on) when you called us.
5) We (to finish) the experiment by last Friday. We (to carry out) it for two months,
6) When the bell rang, the students (to write) the test for two hours. Only two of them (to finish) it. All the rest (to write) still.
7) It (to rain) hard for two weeks last September.
8) While we (to go) to the station, he managed to tell me a lot of funny stories.
9) We (to work) at the problem for five years when we realised that we (to waste) time.
10) When I (to get) back to the office Mr Smith (to talk) to my secretary for about an hour.
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